Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. Secretary of Energy from selling petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party or to any buyer unless they guarantee the oil won't be exported to China. It directly affects the Department of Energy (which manages the SPR) and any companies or entities seeking to purchase SPR oil with potential Chinese ties. The key mechanism requires the Secretary to block sales to China-linked entities or impose strict export restrictions on all sales. The bill aims to prevent SPR oil from reaching China, without creating new programs or altering existing SPR management rules.
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Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Jan 23, 2023
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upper
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
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Ted Cruz
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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John Boozman
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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Joni Ernst
RRepublican
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Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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